The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic

The Blackwell Guide to Plato’s Republic consists of
thirteen new essays written by both established scholars and
younger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers to
understand Plato’s masterwork.

This guide to Plato’s Republic is designed to help
readers understand this foundational work of the Western
canon.

Sheds new light on many central features and themes of the
Republic.

Covers the literary and philosophical style of the
Republic; Plato’s theories of justice and knowledge;
his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine.

Will be of interest to readers who are new to the
Republic, and those who already have some familiarity with
the book.

Gerasimos Santas is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. His previous publications include Socrates (1979), Plato and Freud: Two Theories of Love (Blackwell, 1988), and Goodness and Justice: Plato, Aristotle and the Moderns (Blackwell, 2001).

"A judicious mix of new voices and more familiar ones, Santas'
Guide is a terrific resource for students and teachers of
Plato's masterwork. It should command a wide readership and be in
every library." C. D. C. Reeve, The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill

This is a splendid collection of essays. The contributors are
not content with rehashing old material but demonstrate how it is
still possible to engage with the Republic in new and
philosophically stimulating ways. It provides a first-rate guide
both to the Republic itself and to some of the most exciting
developments in its interpretation. R F Stalley, University of
Glasgow

"This is a valuable collection. We should be grateful to
Gerasimos Santas, and to each of the contributors to this volume,
for the new light they have shed on Plato's masterpiece." Notre
Dame Philosophical Reviews

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